Woman Succumbs to Injuries

Marguerite Louise Moran, 90, of 1903 Westmoreland Street, McLean, died
January 9, 2014, from injuries sustained in a house fire, December 26,
2013.

The cause of death was smoke inhalation according to the medical
examiner.

Accidental McLean House Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house
fire, Thursday, December 26, 2013, at approximately 12:05 p.m., in the
McLean area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 1903
Westmoreland Street.

Firefighters arrived within minutes of being dispatched to find smoke
coming from two sides of a two story single family home. While quickly
performing an aggressive search and interior attack crews located an
elderly unconscious female and removed her. The patient was transported
to Washington Hospital Burn Center with life-threaten injuries. The fire
was located in the kitchen and was quickly extinguished. There were also
eight animals found in the home, with six cats found deceased. Personnel
provided care and aggressive oxygen therapy to the remaining cat and dog
while transporting them Suburban Animal Hospital where they have been
treated and released.

Damage is estimated at $50,000.

The cause of the fire was accidental originating in the oven control
assembly.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Captain I Randal Bittinger,
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 711.
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-877-3702
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